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List of documents by Negar Mottahedeh

author name: Negar Mottahedeh
web link: Negar+Mottahedeh

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  1. Mutilated Body of the Modern Nation: Qurrat al-'Ayn's Unveiling and the Persian Massacre of the Bábís. Negar Mottahedeh. A Freudian interpretation of the extreme antipathy underlying common Iranian opposition to the Babis/Bahá'ís as being disruptive symbols of destabilizing modernism, with the stories of Qurratu'l-'Ayn's public unveiling a central element.    Articles.
  2. Off the Grid: Reading Iranian Memoirs in Our Time of Total War. Negar Mottahedeh. Observations on contemporary culture and gender issues in Iran. Essays.
  3. Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories: The Unveiling of the Babi Poetess Qurrat al-'Ayn-Tahirih in the Gardens of Badasht. Negar Mottahedeh. Implications of Tahirih's revolutionary act at Badasht in terms of a decisive break with Islamic history; also Shaykh Abu Turab's recollections of the event and his literary role in Nabil's Dawn-Breakers. Articles.
  4. Where the Future Nests: 19th Century Babi and Bahá'í Photography. Negar Mottahedeh. Audio.
 
   
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